Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The Swiss hotel management company Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will bring its unique international standards to Na Jomtien in Pattaya with the opening of Mövenpick Siam Hotel Pattaya on 15 December 2015. Owned by Siam Motors Group, Mövenpick Siam Hotel Pattaya…
iTrueMart, a leading e-commerce destination for quality brands for home appliances, electronic products, and best value merchandises, announced its expansion throughout all 10 ASEAN countries. The online retailer is one of the fastest growing e-commerce…
Never mind that Singapore is renowned globally as a shopping destination. Singaporeans want to shop elsewhere. A survey by insurance company AIG conducted back in April found 36 per cent of the 1205 polled go on holiday solely to shop. When they take a…
A micro-fund focused on Thai startups reveals what has happened in the past three months of operation. 500 Startups, one of the most active seed investors/accelerators in the world, made an announcement early this year about a $10 Million micro-fund focused…
Ascend Group, Thailand’s leading e-commerce retailer, has launched iTrueMart.ph e-commerce website to serve the Philippine market as it sees a huge potential in the country, with the onset of the Asean Economic Community. iTrueMart.ph aims to become the…
Nearly half of Asia’s shoppers said they prefer to do their Christmas shopping online this year, according to a new survey conducted by internet services company Rakuten. Of 2500 shoppers polled in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, 47 per…
iTrueMart, Thailand’s leading e-commerce retailer, has launched its first e-commerce site in the country, iTrueMart.ph, and targets to be the dominant local e-commerce player in two years. In 2016, the online retailer, one of the companies under Bangkok-based…
Sales have tumbled at everything except one of Thailand’s prominent supermarkets as the most terrible drought season in 10 years strikes at the heart of the cultivating sector – the foundation of the rustic economy – and disappoints arrangements to open more…
Sales have fallen at all but one of Thailand’s major supermarket retailers as the worst drought in a decade strikes at the heart of the farming sector – the backbone of the rural economy – and frustrates plans to open more stores in the provinces. Big C…
Computer and electronics, beauty and cosmetics as well as fashion are potential categories for e-commerce in Thailand. The Thai e-commerce market in 2014 was valued at Bt2.03 trillion, with business-to-business (B2B) deals worth Bt1.23 trillion,…
It may come as a surprise that Thailand not only boasts one of the world’s largest number of women entrepreneurs. It is also one of the few countries in the world where there are as many female business owners as there are male. At Echelon Thailand 2015, we…
Nissan Motor has started manufacturing and selling its X-Trail Hybrid in Thailand, hoping to tap demand among the country’s well-heeled customers. The Japanese automaker began churning out the sport utility vehicle in October at a factory in the central…
Thai startup Zilingo gives market traders an international eCommerce gateway. Zilingo is a mobile-first online marketplace that allows merchants to list their inventory, set their prices, and fulfill online orders. Users can browse through available stores…
World-class shopping center Siam Paragon and Siam Center, The Ideaopolis—shopping destinations in the heart of Bangkok forever beloved by Thais and tourists—is throwing a big year-end campaign “The Season of Siam Celebration”, offering unrivalled promotions…
Iconsiam, an iconic new national landmark in Thailand and a symbol of national pride for the country in collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cordially invite both local and international travelers to celebrate one of the kingdom’s most…
Groupon – which has exited three Asian markets this year – continues to struggle globally with ts flawed discounting model. Operating on wafer thin margins in the first place, the company has taken a severe hit from currency exchange fluctuations in the third…
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